[1] This bridge was bombed by North Sudanese MiG-29 bomber airplanes on April 23, 2012, during the Heglig Crisis.

[3] During the Second Sudanese Civil War (1983-2005), conditions were extremely poor and dangerous.

[5] It previously had a large market, and roads to the south were being greatly improved prior to the war.

Few kilometres north of the town, is also the UNMISS main base in Unity state where Protection of Civilian Sites (POCs) are being hosted.

As of September 2020, approximately 167,856 IDPs were reportedly residing within the five PoC, or former-PoC, sites.